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WEEKLY SUMMER EDITION Thursday Volume 81A, Number 3 Duke University Durham, North Carolina THE CHRONICLE Yogurt parlor may replace Dope Shop tradition By SHANNON MULLEN The Dope Shop's location - the 93-year- University officials wit] seek further in old Crowell Building - is "one of the nicest put from students, University employees locations" on campus for the proposed and faculty members before proceeding yogurt parlor, Pietrantoni said. The pro with plans to replace the East Campus posal would put a "different operation on Dope Shop with a privately operated frozen East Campus that no other campus has," he yogurt parior, according to Joseph Pietran said. toni, assistant University business man Plans to close the Dope Shop - replacing ager. it with the yogurt parlor and continuing its But many of the Dope Shop's regular services by expanding the hours and menu customers reacted hostilely to any plan that of the Downunder - are not final, Pietran tampered with the shop's existing setup. toni said. "I don't know why Duke does this," said But employees at the Dope Shop said they Eloise Grenning, who works at the informa were told last week the snack bar and book tion desk at Duke Hospital South. "They're store would close May 31. starting to run Duke like the federal "I haven't heard anything different," said government runs Amtrak and the postal Myrtle Washington, coordinator of the Dope service." Shop. She said Lowell Adkins, assistant The University is negotiating with This director of support services for DUFS, told her the snack bar's employees would be Can't Be. Yogurt, Inc., a frozen yogurt JANE RIBADENEYRA/THE CHRONICLE transferred to the Downunder at the end of franchise headquartered in Little Rock, The Dope Shop's employees will be placed at other jobs on campus if a yogurt Arkansas, Pietrantoni said. The company the month. parlor moves in. has over 200 franchises nationwide. "Tb be honest, we don't have a final date "The idea [of a yogurt parlor] has a lot of of operation" said Betty Simms, manager of and faculty members. Pietrantoni decision is made. merit," Pietrantoni said. "I think it has the the East Campus Union who oversees said he received the petition Monday night. Students, faculty members and Univer opportunity to be a very good thing for operations at the Dope Shop. The employees Rumors that the University plans to close sity employees who signed or support the Duke." were intjjrmed about "the possibilty" of the Dope Shop May 31 are false, Pietrantoni petition against closing the Dope Shop were The Dope Shop - a campus institution for being moved "rather than hear it through said. "I wouldn't want a company to come critical of the timing of the proposal and the more than 60 years - netted almost $2,000 the grapevine," Simms said. in to Duke that people didn't want." idea of a yogurt parlor on campus. this year; 78 percent of its revenues came In response to the rumor, a petition Pietrantoni said he will attempt to "It's generally the way anything is done from student points and 22 percent came opposing the Dope Shop's closing was signed contact students by mail and will meet with [at Duke]" said Bob Mirandon, managing from cash sales, Pietrantoni said. last week by 159 students, University em- faculty and employee groups before a final See DOPE SHOP on page 4 Weather Minority enrollment, SATs up It rained like a . .: Due to a problem with The Chronicle's AP wire machine, we are unable to give you Admissions statistics confirm 'hot college' status an accurate weather forecast for the rest of the week. But we can give you an accurate forecast of yesterday's weather: It was warm out, with a high near 80, but By ED FARRELL clouds threatened for most of the day. In fact, they The recently accepted class of '89 is stronger than past delivered around midnight, bad news for anyone who classes in terms of two major statistical areas: percentage forgot to roll up his car windows. of minorities and SAT average, according to statistics released Tuesday by the office of admissions. The class of'89 tentatively contains 1,470 students, but Inside Jean Scott, director of admissions, is predicting the number will drop to 1,350. "1,470 just won't show," Scott said. "The Children's Classic: A host of celebrities, includ question is whether the number will go down as low as ing Buddy Hackett, Stan Smith, Mr. McFeely and host I want it to." The number traditionally drops over the Perry Como, gathered on campus last weekend for the summer as students come off waiting lists at other schools, 12th annual Children's Classic. For complete coverage Scott said. of the two-day event, see page 2. The class of'88 contained 1,496 matriculants. "This year, we're trying to have a smaller clasa We're projecting a Central CampUS SUCCeSS: Joseph Pietrantoni, smaller dass," Scott said. assistant University business manager, feels the nearly- Although the class size should decrease over the summer, completed Central Campus enhancement plan, includ the number of minorities in the fall class will increase for ing the Central Campus Pub, Uncle Harry's General the first time in several year's. Last year the number of ALICE ADAMS/THE CHRONICLE Store, the swimming pool and more, is a success. See black matriculants dropped from 61 to 57. This year the Jean Scott, director of undergraduate admissions page 3. number ef blacks who have sent in deposits after being accepted tentatively stands at 77. rose to 620 verbal/661 math (1281) from last year's 601 Dope Shop history: Why's it called the Dope The number of Asian-American students has increased verbal/653 math (1254). The Engineering School's 200 Shop anyway? For the answer to this question and many from 48 in the class of'88 to 77, tentatively, in the class students who have paid deposits average 632 verbal/718 others about the shop that may soon become a yogurt of '89, The number of Hispanic students sending in de math (1350) as opposed to the previous class average, 618 parlor, see page 4. posits has increased from 26 to 47. The only minority verbal/714 math (1332). category in which there was a decline is native Americans, "[The scores] seem to be up, and perhaps dramatically," Summer Camp: Camp Kaleidoscope, a summer which dropped from 3 to 2. Scott said. "But 20 points won't hold. The average will drop camp sponsored by the Duke Medical and Surgical All of these figures could decrease over the summer, but some over the summer as some students decide to go Center, offers chronically ill children a chance to par will remain high enough to show a significant increase elsewhere." take in many activities they might otherwise be pre and a reversal of the recent downward trend in attracting cluded from. See page 7. "I think it's exciting because we didn't pick the class for minority students, Scott said. its SAT scores," Scott said. Duke tO divest?: Duke will divest from companies "Last year was not a good year," Scott said, discussing Geographically, the distribution of the class has shifted who have not signed the Sullivan Principles by the end minority admissions. "I think we were rebuilding. There only slightly, Scott said. "California is growing signifi of the summer, according to Marty November, ASDU were some projects underway [to attract minority students] cantly in the applicant pool," Scott said. "It's now in the president. November, who got this information from and I think we began to see these paid off," Scott said. top ten in the number of applicants." This is not yet University President Terry Sanford, also said Sanford, The average SAT scores also increased from last year's reflected in the number of students who eventually matri presently visiting the Soviet Union, is firm on his class, which had previously been the highest. For the 1,269 culate, Scott added. decision for a two-day Thanksgiving break. See page 3. tentatively enrolled as freshmen next year in Trinity. North Carolina and Florida are two other growing states - College - who have paid deposits - the mean SAT score See STUDENTS on page 12 Page 2 THE CHRONICLE Thursday, May 23, 1985 Classic success More than $300,000 raised for children's fund By SHANNON MULLEN and ED FARRELL Two hundred and ten people participated in the golf Clear skies, the work of 700 volunteers, and a long list tournament at the 200-acre course. Players paid $1,500 of well-known athletes and entertainers helped draw over to play in fivesomes and sixsomes with celebrity captains 20,000 people to the Duke Children's Classic last weekend, on Saturday and Sunday. making it the most successful Classic in the 12-year his The Classic included for the first year road races of five tory of the event, according to organizers and participants. and 15 kilometers, as well as a "Classic Mile," featuring- The two-day event — during which celebrities and busi former Olympian Jim Ryun, the first man to run a mile ness leaders participated in road races, golf and tennis in under four minutes in high school competition. tournaments and a variety show - raised over $300,000 A three-hour celebrity show Saturday night at Cameron for the F_rry Como Fund for Children, putting the 12-year total for the fund at $1.4 million. See CLASSIC on page 11 The fund, named after the recording star who has served m as honorary chairman of the classic since 1973, provides continuous support for new pediatric programs and the ongoing work of pediatric specialists at the Medical Center.